Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-15

depots of Roslindale. Forests Hills and Can.
ternury. The agents of the railroad com.
pany are now diligently a, work endsavoring
10 compile complete statistics of the calamity
and full list Of the casualties will be fpr
nished at the earliest practical moment All
DAY large and efficient corps of surgeons
were at work attending TO the injured who
are more numerous than at first reported 1t
Is now estimated that nearly 20 persons re-
ceNed severe wounds and of these it is said
that number will probably die
curious feature of the disaster is found
In the fact that the entire bridge went down
with the wreck. Not scrap of the iron re-.
manned attached 10 the abutmepts and but
Tor the chasm and the awful wreck beneath
| there was nothing TO indicate that the bridge
had once spanned the abvss. The wreck of
| the bridge lays under the debris of the train
all completely shut out of view Living
by the side of one of the splintered cars was
one of the main iron girders of the bridge
which showed a clean new fracture through
the entire breadth at the point of junction Of
two OF its parts. This girder is composed of
two paralleled plates of heavy wrought iron.
and the whole is securely bolted. The opin.
ION is generally expressed by those who per-
sonally inspected the wreck that the break
ing OF this girder was undoubtedly the cause
the cause of the breaking of the grder
1t Is stated by some that there was lar
ring and Dumping sensation just previous to
the crash which gives color to the theory that
the fourth car, the first 10 go through the
bridge, was derailed and thrown from its
| trucks with such force as TO cause its heavy
| IRON supports to give away. At the point
where the parallel pieces of iron were boted
together there was found fracture IN the
iron part which was rusted and indicated an
old flaw while the other portion showed
clean fracture. The first sign of violence is
upon the woodwork OF the second truck of
the first car of the train very violent
blow from underneath fractured the heavy 4
by lO-lnch oak timber in the framework of
the truck midway between the rails and be-
tween the axles. The blow was so heavy
that it lifted the truck from the track and de
rallied the car.
Engineer White says when going across
| the bridge he felt shock which he thought
might have been caused by a broken axle
This, however, could not possbly have been
the srst cause of the accident for the trucks
of the first cars are in good condition, except
| in regard to the fractured oak timber men
| toned above.
The Bussey bridge was built l5 years ago
| and during the past ten years has been re-
paired three times. 1t was originally
wooden trusses, having been replaced with
IRON girders some ten years ago.
The workmen were busily engaged all day
removing the debris from the street and from
the embankment. The wreck is so complete
that no attempt will be made to save any por-
| ton OF the train. At a late hour in the day,
as work of removing the wreckage was be-
| ing carried on, an additional evidence was
found of the terrible nature OF the accident.
| In some places were fragments OF flesh and
| pieces of clothing which belonged TO some
victim, whose remains had been removed 10
the morgue. Blood was over everything
and scarcely a splinter was removed that
was not stained with the blood of the victims.
| In one place the bodies of seven women were
taken out in row, all terribly mangled One
woman was cut completely in two, the upper
halt of the body only being found. pa
thetic.sight was that of two girls with arms
around one another, cllngiDg in the embrace
of death. In many instances axes and crow
bars were necessary in order to free the peo-
! pie pinioned in the wreck. In two cases 1t
was necessary to cut out two bodies in order
| to yet them out One of the most terrible
scenes at the accident was that presented
| to those who first hurried to the street under
the bridge The headless trunk OF woman
| was found living across a timber with one arm
| cempletely gone and the lower limbs all cut
| and manQled. The head was found among
| the tangled iron and fragments OF car few
| feet awav. Some of those who were slightly
! Injured were so dszed after being taken out
| they could not realize what had occurred.
| One man was seen to walk from the wreck
| in the direction of Roslindale. When dozen
wards away he fell dead either from excite
| ment or internal injuries. Daniel R}undv
! of Rosindale had the most remarkable ex-
perience and his escape from deah IS consld-
! cred Miraculous. He was In the smoker
p[aying cards with Ell. Snow, Harry Gay
| and Sargent Laillor The crash came and
next thlag Roundy knew he was in the
mud iy street absolutely uninjured and hold
| ing in his hand the queen of diamonds which
was covered with blood. The other three
companions had all been killed.
| The following is revised list OF those
| killed and who nave since died of their IN
juries;
| Conductor Myron Tilden of D odham.
| Ali % Burnett RosIildi'e, aged TO-
! WIN Johnson Rosn iale, violinist.
! Mrs Hormsdas Cardinal hosliudale.
| Mr.. Clapp, Central Statisn, west koxoury, ageo
| 81.
Miss Norah, West Roxbury.
| Edward h. Norris, Deuhan, relght clefA vi VIC
| b & T. Railroad. ,,
Edgar NJ. Snow, Spring Street Station. West Rox-
Waldo B. Laillon, police oficer, Spring Street
| Station.
Lizzie Vaudeville, De iham.
| Lizzie Wal on. Deiham.
! VIM \ strong internal injuries. died after re
! moval to the city hospital.
VIM f. Durham. badly crushed, diea after re
| moval to the hospital.
stephen r. Houghton. gas filter, Eoslindae.
Harry Cav, clerk, spring street .
| Miss w. L Odiorne. Dover, N. H.; employed by
| Salem Wilder 4 Co. Summer street.
| Mis-. Ida Adams kitbedge ftreet.
| Miss Lizzie II. Price, Dedham.
Mis-. sarah T.. Ellis, Medheld, who was staying
| with friends in West Roxbury.
| An nunknown woman about 80 years old. at Grove
! street morgHe. ,, :
| Albert E. johnson, aged 10 years, employed by
| Geo. II. Merrill Co., je re'ers
| Peter Swaben, Central station, aged IS.
| Emma p Hill, aged Is, employed By K II. W hite
| SEQ.
| Miss Laura Price, West Roxbary.
| Miss Rosabella Welch. aged So, West Roxoury'
| FATALLY INJURED.
| Joseph Me,calf, West R)xbury.
| w. +. Bowman, en- gineer, Dedham
| Henry p. Jeaushaw, West Roxbury.
| Miss Alice Adams, Rosndale-